fort
noun
1. a fortified military post where troops are stationed
Similar word(s): garrison
Definition categories: man–made, post
2. a fortified defensive structure
Similar word(s): fortress
verb
1. gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
Definition categories: motion, assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet
2. enclose by or as if by a fortification
Similar word(s): fortify
Definition categories: contact, enclose, inclose
3. station (troops) in a fort
Definition categories: competition, place, post, send, station